Politics
NO SECOND THOUGHTS
SIUP claims to join CARE on a mutual basis” BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA THE Unity Party (UP) has officially teamed up…
GDL says UP’s move is not a gain. Will Lilo opt to have no camp ties?
BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA GORDON Darcy Lilo, the Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Central Honiara and Parliamentary wing leader of…
Heritage Park Hotel current hotspot
GDL: ‘We are consulting” BY CAROL-ANNE SULEGA SOLOMON Islands Party for Rural Advancement (SIPRA) Parliamentary wing leader and Member of…
INTENSE LOBBYING BATTLE UNFOLDS
Lobbying intensifying in Auki as two camps vie govt BY SAMIE WAIKORI LOBBYING is intensifying between two political camps in…
Sports
SI Netball Coach lauds Team’s performance
BY INDY MAEALASIA SOLOMON Islands Netball’s Coach is confident that her team has greatly improved despite suffering a heavy loss…
Solomon Islands Men’s Rugby 7s Team Ends Pacific Games Journey in Quarterfinals
By EDDIE OSIFELO The journey of Solomon Islands’ men’s rugby 7s team at the XVII Pacific Games came to a…
We lost our game, but still proud of our team efforts: Masaea
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA DESPITE the loss in in their final game against Tonga, Alex Masaea, a thirty-year-old player representing the…
ANOTHER PROBLEM
Security firms urges GOC to release upfront payment for mobilisation BY NED GAGAHE Several security firms contracted to provide their…
Letters
Violence as a Human Rights abuse
DEAR EDITOR, A worrying number of women in the Solomon Islands experience domestic violence. Statistics have shown almost 64% of…
Violation of Human Rights
Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen of this country, I strongly urge our government to recognize the rights of persons…
Chinese companies and domestic politics
AN OBSERVER THE row between the national government and the Malaita Provincial Government (MPG) has degenerated to a level that…
VIEWPOINT- Virivolomo and his misconstrued facts
CELSUS TALIFILU Brisbane AVIATION Permanent Secretary Moses Virivolomo’s attempt to denounce what was said about his conduct in Auki…
Local News
Slack service
An inexcusable slip-up in Government ministries exposed by Commissioner of Public Services BY BEN BILUA THE Commissioner of Public Service…
SI will soon sell goods universally
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE country will soon trade its goods, especially consumable products for the first time to the rest…
Food outlets in Honiara soon to be monitored
BY SAMIE WAIKORI FOOD outlets in the city are expected to be strictly monitored to ensure they adhere to the…
Petition against withdrawal of Anti-corruption Bill takes place
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PUBLIC signing for a petition against the withdrawal of the Anti-corruption Bill at Parliament started yesterday along…
SIPA staff to fight other outstanding issues
By Alfred Sasako EMPLOYEES of Solomon Islands Ports Authority say payment of special bonuses this week will not deter them…
September Youth Market this weekend
YOUTH@Work (Y@W) will host its September Youth Market this weekend, 15th-16th September at the Art Gallery grounds, Honiara. The event…